Lipomatous polyposis of the colon
โ Scribed by Dr. J. M. Ramirez; J. Ortego; J. Deus; E. Bustamante; R. Lozano; M. Dominguez
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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โฆ Synopsis
Although lipomas are the third most common benign colonic tumours after adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps, they are uncommon neoplasms'. Usually submucosal in position and single, they are sometimes multiple but still few in number'. Diffuse lipomatous polyposis of the colon is a very rare condition. A patient with colonic lipomatous polyposis that was thought to represent a carcinoma complicating familial adenomatous polyposis is presented.
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